John Meyer Delights Poetry Lovers of All Ages
John is a vocalist and a poet, with a repertoire from serious and romantic to silly and raucous. His poetry presentations are full of humor and spirit de joie. Enjoy his verse in different ways:
Take a Poetry Class
The Pleasure of Poetry With Grandpa John (aka Dr. John L. Meyer)
In the persona of “Grandpa John” John Meyer has delighted audiences of all ages with humor and esprit de joie in “The Pleasure of Poetry. As a vocalist and a poet, he reads and writes poetry of all genres in the class. Learn more about John’s poetry books by visiting our Shop.
For 30 years John shared his love of poetry with high school and university students through teaching “The Oral Interpretation of Literature”.
Now he has “graduated” to working with seniors, introducing some of the best loved poets and their works. He invites members of the group to read the poet’s best poems and brings the poet’s background and experience into understanding the poems.
At the end of the poetry session on a given poet, John pens a poem that recalls the life and work of the poet. Some of the poems have been collected and published as Poems About Poets, a collection including poems about Emily Dickenson, Norman Lear, Roberts Burns, T.S. Eliot, Joyce Kilmer, and many more.
